List of Famous people born on January 12nd

Alexander Bonde is a German politician for Alliance '90/The Greens and the secretary-general of the German Federal Environment Foundation (DBU).

Richard Sulík is a Slovak politician, economist and businessman. He is the leader of the political party Freedom and Solidarity and currently serving as Deputy Prime Minister for Finance and Minister of Economy in Government of Slovakia led by Eduard Heger.

Daijiro Hashimoto is a politically independent former governor of the Kōchi Prefecture who served from 1991 to 2007, with an intermediate resignation in 2004 to test support after a scandal alleging transactions between his campaign aide and a construction company in 1991. He is also the host of "Wide Scramble", a morning show on TV Asahi. His policies included encouraging a more open government and the implementation of a green tax to help preserve forests. He is considered to be a reformer. Hashimoto is the brother of the former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.

Kamal Ganzouri is an Egyptian economist who served as Prime Minister of Egypt from 7 December 2011 to 24 July 2012. He previously served as prime minister from 1996 to 1999. He came to power in 1996 succeeding Atef Sedki, and was in turn succeeded by Atef Ebeid in 1999. He was branded Minister of the Poor and the Opposition Minister because of his way of dealing with limited income people and the opposition. Before becoming prime minister, Ganzouri served as Minister of Planning and International Cooperation. On 24 November 2011, Egypt's military rulers appointed him as prime minister. He was sworn in and took office on 7 December 2011.

Ryszard Jan Szurkowski was a Polish road bicycle racer, widely regarded as a legend of the sport in Poland.

Mohamed Amine Khemisa better known as Sneazzy or Sneazzy West or Sneaz' (born on 12 January 1992) is a French rapper and actor. Besides his own solo output, he is also a member of the French rap collective 1995.

Ryūhei Kawada is a Japanese activist, haemophiliac and member of the House of Councillors (Japan). Ryūhei Kawada became famous for coming out as HIV positive in Japan, where doing so was considered taboo by many.

Alan Kardec de Souza Pereira Júnior, known as Alan Kardec, is a Brazilian professional football player who plays for Shenzhen as a striker.

Ernst Kirchweger was the first person to die as a result of political conflict in Austria's Second Republic.

Alain Corbin is a French historian. He is a specialist of the 19th century in France and in microhistory.